| Treasurys gain, dollar stays down after data (at MarketWatch) Treasury prices turned up and the dollar remained under pressure Thursday after a report showed the number of Americans applying for initial unemployment benefits climbed by 19,000 to 479,000 in the latest week. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar hits highest in a month in euro trading (at MarketWatch) The U.S. dollar is higher on most major rivals, while the euro slumps after German central banker Axel Weber signals the European Central Bank will maintain its emergency lending support through the end of the year. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Eurozone inflation rises to 1.8 pct in September [AP] - Inflation in the 16 countries that use the euro rose again in September to near the European Central Bank s target, official figures showed Thursday. finance.yahoo.com |
Trichet urges sterner budget discipline Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, has fuelled arguments about how to ensure budgetary discipline in the eurozone, saying proposals put forward by the European Commission are insufficient. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar gains on hopes of less QE from Fed The dollar gains on hopes that next week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting might result in smaller easing steps than some investors had feared. us.rd.yahoo.com |